Dispatches from Section 213 are coded messages sent via carrier pigeon from the critical thinkers of Staples section 213. They will materialize from time to time with keen and insightful thoughts on a wide array of issues concerning the Clippers. Garrett Lerner kicks off the series with a rumination[...]

As 3p ET ticked by, the trade deadline yielded less fruit than a ficus in nuclear winter, particularly for the Western Conference. The only notable trades were Portland acquiring Eric Maynor to shore up an non-existent bench and Houston smuggling Thomas Robinson out of Sacramento before moving vans [...]